Bank Notes: The True Story of the Boonie Hat Bandit, by Caroline Giammanco
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Bank Robber Extraordinaire The True Story of the Boonie Hat Bandit St. Louis, Missouri is gripped by a rapid series of twelve bank robberies that leave local and federal authorities completely baffled. Dubbed the 'Boonie Hat Bandit' by the fascinated public, this infamous criminal methodically robs banks in broad daylight leaving no clues, causing everyone to wonder, Who is this man? Law enforcement is scrambling, and the robberies make national news. In September 2008, the gentleman bandit is apprehended and the stunned world finds out his shocking identity: Donald Keith Giammanco, a quiet, middle-class, single father of twin daughters. The big mystery remains: How and why would he enter a life of crime? In spite of repeated requests to tell his story, Keith Giammanco refuses to give any insight into his motivations for years---not, that is, until now.Written by the woman he falls in love with while in prison, Bank Notes delves into the thoughts and motivations of a notorious bank robber who is anything but the typical criminal, and the disastrous results of his robbery spree.Scroll up and grab a copy today.
Bank Notes: The True Story of the Boonie Hat Bandit, by Caroline Giammanco - Amazon Sales Rank: #1164923 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-04
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .78" w x 6.00" l, 1.01 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 342 pages
Bank Notes: The True Story of the Boonie Hat Bandit, by Caroline Giammanco From the Author I considered writing a book for years, but no one subject caught my attention enough to make me sit down and begin one. All that changed after I met Keith Giammanco while working as a teacher inside the Missouri prison system. Before meeting Keith, I was shocked by some of the behavior I saw in the prison. I have always been interested in politics and the law, and I have a strong belief that the system should do its job of rehabilitating inmates while keeping society safe. I found out the good guys don't always wear white hats, and our communities are the ones who lose in the long run. Keith's desire to have his story told--and told truthfully--was an opportunity to share not only his experiences but mine as well. My blog can be found on the Newsy Notes page of booniehatbandit.com. Thank you for reading Bank Notes.
About the Author Caroline Giammanco grew up on a farm in the Ozark Mountains of southern Missouri. After high school, she attended the University of Arizona in Tucson, earning a Bachelor of Arts in political science. She later completed the post-baccalaureate education program at the University of Arizona. She has taught English in public schools for over twenty years in Arizona, New Mexico and now Missouri. She is the English Department Chairperson at her current high school. She is the mother of two sons, Rick and Kevin, and is active in the lives of Keith’s children, Marissa and Elise. Caroline and Keith plan on living on a small farm in rural Missouri upon his release.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Fascinating true story of crime, love and - above all - humanity By Amanda M This incredibly powerful account of how the most detrimental recession our country has faced since the great Depression pushes a middle-class, single father of twin teenage girls to make the leap from successful Independent Stock Trader to becoming one of the most notorious bank robbers in Missouri history is nothing short of gut wrenching. The musings of intelligent and articulate first-time offender Keith Giammanco, communicating through the pen of the woman who is able to see beyond society’s mark of Cain and falls in love with the man beneath the “boonie hat”, provides fascinating insight into not only the inter-workings of the correctional system, but the psychological and societal impacts this excessively corrupt prison industrial complex has on our nation as a whole.Once upon a time, the average American citizen read memoirs like this for a rush of excitement, but always felt cozy in the confident thought that “this would never happen to me”. However, as we evolve more each day into a massive criminalized society - where so many laws are now on the books it is estimated the average citizen commits 2-4 prison-sentencable crimes a day - the US population is slowly waking up to the reality that Giammanco’s situation is not such a distant improbability for any of us. As the head of Joseph Stalin’s secret police famously stated, “Show me the man, and I’ll show you the crime.” Granted, not many people are capable of successfully robbing eleven banks and only landing in prison after a mishap during heist #12, but when homes across America’s heartland were being foreclosed on by the neighborhoodfull and millions of middle-class workers suddenly found themselves laid off and drowning in debt, I’m willing to bet the thought of robbing a bank crossed the minds of more than a few.The shock—cultural and physical—that comes with the destruction of a cookie-cutter suburban life, the entry into a life of crime, and the off-world character of prison life is superbly portrayed in this book. While serving his sentence, Giammanco’s self-deprecation and incredible ability to maintain his perspective and sanity in light of a dehumanizing situation, coupled with his and Caroline’s objective viewpoints of the prison system’s inter-workings is nothing short of fascinating.Even though he has some moral weaknesses, Giammanco himself admits he is far from perfect and accepts full responsibility for his actions, so you can’t help but root for this dedicated father who ends up with the extremely short end of a twisted stick.This book is a "MUST READ" for anyone who professes to have a social conscience in the arena of U.S. prison reform.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. Where is justice? By Joyce Faulkner This book is a heartbreaking study of how perspective defines fairness. Let's face it. Justice -- by definition -- is whats fair to you. But Keith Giammanco's journey from divorced father to day trader to bank robber to prison inmate turns point of view upside down. If you keep your money in a bank -- and who doesn't -- it's not fair that someone should enter your financial institution and take some of it for himself. If you work in that bank, it's not fair that someone in a "gooney" hat should destroy your sense of security. If you are the children of a gooney hat bandit, its hardly right that you should have to deal with the fallout of your father's crime spree. If you are a cop, you see the mistakes and cruelties and injustices of poverty and lack of education all day everyday -- knowing that you can only save a few of them. If you work in the criminal justice system, it must be frustrating to deal with criminals day after day -- all who believe their issues should be your top priority -- and you are inexperienced and overworked and everyone needs more than you have to give. If you are a judge, they can't pay you enough for the aggravation and the endless struggle to balance the law with compassion and morality and security. If you are a politician, you are torn by competing interests, ideas, supporters, and resources. If you work in Corrections, you must deal with fear and ignorance and anger -- and juggle the interests of inmates and employees and the public. If you are an inmate, it must be horrible to lose your present and a huge part of your future for something you did a long time ago when you were another person. If you fall in love with an inmate, how can it be fair that you can never see or touch the object of your love? And for society, how do we coexist painlessly?Caroline Giammanco's book asks a simple question -- where is justice. Unfortunately, societies since the beginning of civilization have searched for ways to define it, believe in it -- and achieve it. We argue over it -- each believing in our own version of a wiggly concept. No one gets out of this life without screwing up. Its how we deal with our own mistakes and those of other humans that has confounded us for thousands of years. Because -- in the end -- whats fair to us is what's fair.A good read that will leave you pondering.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful. 'INSIDER TRADE INFORMATION ON THE BOONIE HAT BANDIT By Norma L. Garrett Come on admit it, this country loves an "Insider Trade" deal. Boy do I have one for you. Before I invite you inside my virtual office and shut the door, let me tell you why I have such a vested interest in this author and her story. I admit I am a close friend of Ms. Caroline for over thirteen years. I helped edit the book this summer. While I will have no financial gain, I sure do want this book to be a best seller Are there other deeper and darker reasons; of course; why would I invite you over to a closed door session?Where to begin? Begin with the inner workings of Ms. Caroline's mind. She has always been a survivor from her hungry, neglected childhood to her reaching out for love in all the wrong places, at least with all the wrong types- she survived and achieved. She paid her own way through college and became an expert in her field to the point when I met her, she ran the whole department inour high school. Anything she touches, or attacks I should say, she does to the best of her ability and then goes back over and does it even better. Her secret writing project for the past two years is a prime example.In order to understand how exceptional this project is, and the courage it takes to expose eyewitness information she has on the Missouri justice system and team up with, unbelievably, the Boonie Hat Bandit to write their story, is to share the fear for her life andthe safety of her love, still incarcerated. Despite the danger, both agreed they had to let the outside world know what the view is frominside the courts to inside the prison walls.For this reason alone, the book is well worth reading.Let me let you in on another dirty little secret- these two are so in "sinc" with each other's writing you can't tell where one stops and the other starts. They are the ultimate writing team when it comes to smooth transitions and dramatic revelations. They tell a great tale of woe with such class you won't want to put the book down. Taking turns, each shares a part of their heart and soul as you follow the Bandit's decent into hell and Ms. Caroline's close escape from hers.Behind diffferent closed doors, separated physically for years, they face reality not many would choose to endure.They are willing to share this reality with readers across the world in hopes of making a difference, regardless of the consequences.Another little secret: every statement, every experience, every feeling is from first hand knowledge of either the bandit or Ms. Caroline. There is no fiction in this book, no poetic license; even though it is shocking at times, there is no question it is true.Final tip from the "Inside Trader", this book is well written, honorably honest, intended for some one who just wants a good read, to the advocate for prison reform and and reasonable justice for those trapped inside. If you have ever been tempted to use inside information to cut a great deal, this is the time to do it. I sure am..
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